Post by LawrenceCoBowhunter on Nov 15, 2006 7:50:21 GMT -5
Lambrini Lukidis
Created: 11/14/2006 11:27:02 PM
Updated: 11/15/2006 7:40:18 AM
LOWELL - Avid hunters are leaving many of their wives and girlfriends behind. Leaving the so called "deer hunter widows" behind to helping the local economy.
Firearm Deer season begins at dawn Wednesday and runs through November 30th.
Under the lights of decorated Main Street in Lowell are eager store owners decking the halls for shoppers. Christine Miller owns Lily Pad Candle Shoppe. Miller is making sure everything is perfect for her female customers whose husbands are off hunting, "They spend a lot more money that way."
The shelves need to be stocked for the rush of sales. Miller says she gets quite the boost this time of year, "It's got to up at least 60-65%, years a lot of women enjoy doing this."
It all started with a home tour called Christmas through Lowell.
"Fifteen years ago a group of ladies got together and they thought they should have a weekend to do something while their husbands went away deer hunting expedition," said Liz Baker, Executive Director of the Lowell area Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber of Commerce is expecting up to twenty five hundred people to shop on Main street and make stops along the tour route.
This is why it's easy to find people trimming their tree early this year like the crafty sisters of house #2 on the tour. They have made hand crafted ornaments, all for sale.
“Tomorrow and Thursday we'll set up, bring all of our shelves and racks, take our furniture out and turn these two rooms into a store," said Debbie Morin, "a Christmas store," said her sister Kim Stager chiming in.
They are expecting several hundred people, and a lot of sales, "A couple thousand dollars, oh yeah" said the sisters practically in unison and they are not the only ones hoping "deer hunter widows" will have a good hunt this weekend
